A glorious tale of greed
Published by The Spectator (26th August, 2023) Anansi’s Gold: The Man Who Swindled the World by Yepoka Yeebo In the... Read Full Article
Ghana
Good riddance to the self-serving Department for International Narcissists
Published by The Daily Mail (June 17th, 2020) One of Tony Blair’s first actions in government after winning the 1997... Read Full Article
Don’t tinker with the foreign aid target – just bin it
Published by The Sun (12th February, 2019) THE Tories are in a pickle – and not just on Brexit. They... Read Full Article
The charity guru who duped the world
Published by UnHerd (24 October, 2018) It is hard to think of a more famous global academic than Jeffrey Sachs.... Read Full Article
Proof that foreign aid does not work
Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th October, 2018) As I drove through villages in northern Ghana, bumping along pitted... Read Full Article
Africa’s leaders look to move beyond control and charity of aid
Published by UnHerd (7th December, 2017) Few people are in better position to observe the pace of political change across... Read Full Article
Double standards, grateful dictators
Published by The Observer (4th May, 2014) The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor... Read Full Article
Aid groups have blinded Britain to the realities of Africa
Published in The Independent (January 9th, 2013) Recep Erdogan, the astute prime minister of Turkey, is on a tour of... Read Full Article
Forget aid and target inequality
Published in Prospect (November 9th, 2012) Should Britain give aid to India? For a hefty majority of people in this... Read Full Article
African village where every household is getting £7,500 from British taxpayers spent on them
Published in The Daily Mail (June 30th, 2012) As I drew up in the bustling village after a long journey,... Read Full Article